Mutable high-hat tambourine
AssigneeKMC Music, Inc.
InventorsAndrzej Krol, Victor Filonovich, Sergio Bonsignore
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses that allow for a high-hat mounted tambourine musical instrument to be muted are disclosed. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a mutable tambourine jingle assembly that can be permanently engaged with the press of a button or otherwise. As such, the need for a user to physically hold the tambourine or an attached lever (e.g., a foot pedal) to mute the jingle assembly is obviated. In another aspect of the present disclosure, apparatuses are provided that facilitate a user simultaneously muting all of the jingles of a hi-hat mounted tambourine.
Claims18
A tambourine capable of being muted by a user, comprising:
- attaching means for attaching the tambourine to a high-hat stand;
- a main body, coupled to said attaching means, wherein said main body includes a plurality of pin holes;
- a plurality of jingle pairs;
- a plurality of jingle pins, wherein each of said plurality of jingle pins suspends a respective one of said plurality of jingle pairs from said main body at a respective one of said plurality of pin holes;
- a top body coupled to said main body by said plurality of jingle pins;
- and
- a cap coupled to said top body;
- wherein musical sounds are produced when each of said plurality of jingle pairs strike each other when the tambourine is moved;
- wherein said cap is configured to simultaneously mute each of said plurality of jingle pairs by compressing the distance between said main body and said top body when said cap is depressed by the user a first time;
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- wherein said cap is configured, to simultaneously unmute each of said plurality of jingle pairs by decompressing the distance between said main body and said top body when said cap is depressed by the user a second time.
A mutable percussion instrument, comprising:
- a main body which includes a plurality of pin holes;
- a plurality of jingle pairs;
- a plurality of jingle pins, wherein each of said plurality of jingle pins suspends a respective one of said plurality of jingle pairs from said main body at a respective one of said plurality of pin holes;
- a top body coupled to said main body by said plurality of jingle pins;
- a cap coupled to said top body, wherein said cap is configured to simultaneously mute each of said plurality of jingle pairs by compressing the distance between said main body and said top body when it is depressed by a user a first time;
- and wherein said cap is configured, to simultaneously unmute each of said plurality of jingle pairs by decompressing the distance between said main body and said top body when said cap is depressed by the user a second time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.